2015 Manufacturing Day Planning Webinar. Join the Movement!

FLATE-the
Florida-based, National Science Foundation Regional Center of Excellence in Manufacturing, is

taking the lead in organizing 2015 Manufacturing Day events.
Given the Center’s successful launch of Manufacturing Day strategy for the
state of Florida for the past two years, FLATE is sponsoring a webinar for
regionally coordinated Manufacturing Day events for 2015. The hour-long webinar
hosted by MATEC (Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center) is geared to
share not only FLATE’s experiences, lessons learned and how-to’s, but also to
showcase other collaborative efforts around the country including the ‘Tour of
Manufacturing in Minnesota,’ which represents another statewide Manufacturing
Day effort led by the 360 Center of Excellence in Bemidji, MN.

Registration & Call-In Info

Statewide industry hosts, school districts,
regional manufacturers associations, or anyone interested in hosting,
participating, or learning about Manufacturing Day and/or statewide efforts
are invited to join FLATE’s general
planning session webinar on April 17 from noon to 1 p.m. EST by registering online at: http://www.matecnetworks.org/webreg/index.php?client=1011.

The goal of the 2105
Manufacturing Day Planning Webinar is to
promote participation by explaining the processes of building collaborations
and effective partnerships. During the webinar, FLATE and its guests will share
best practices for establishing industry-school partnerships, share ideas for
seeking support form government agencies to provide increased attention to
manufacturers in respective communities, and resources for providing impactful
outreach to students. Webinar attendees will also get in-depth perspectives
from national Manufacturing Day organizers, leaders and supporters.

FLATE’s ongoing efforts are focused on leveraging the
promotion of the national organization and its efforts, and amplify its work
nationwide using best practices implemented in Florida, and create a common
platform to encourage increased participation in Manufacturing Day 2015.
Highlights of discussions will include:

An
overview of the 2014 Florida and Minnesota processes for national manufacturing
day

Sharing
common experiences and best practices from industry hosts and participants from
previous manufacturing day

Provide
resources that are available for anyone interested in manufacturing day tours.

Chart
a timeline for 2015 Manufacturing Day events

Manufacturing Day 2015 is targeted to help
build in-roads between manufacturers, RMAs, educators and students, and establish a multi-pronged strategy to change perceptions about manufacturing on a

national level, stir interest and engagement in high-tech manufacturing
education/careers. Through cohesive partnerships with industry, educators,
regional manufacturers associations and the community at large, FLATE hopes to
drive a spike in the number of “Made in
Florida” industry
tours for students and once again position Florida as the national leader in
hosting manufacturing day events and industry tours. FLATE also hopes to inspire others to ’Join
the Movement,’ and engage manufacturing stakeholders across the country to
celebrate Manufacturing Day.

To register visit http://www.matecnetworks.org/webreg/index.php?client=1011. For more information on regionally
coordinated Manufacturing Day 2015, visit the Made In Florida page at
www.madeinflorida.org/manufacgturing-day where FLATE will post information as
it unfolds on MFG Day 2015. You can also email Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive
director of FLATE at barger@fl-ate.org and Desh Bagley, FLATE outreach manager
at bagley@fl-ate.org.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation, under the following grant DUE# 1204751. "Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."